JD Vance backs proposed new H-1B fee: Companies should ‘hire and train Americans’
Vice President JD Vance has endorsed a proposed $103,265 fee for H-1B visa applications, arguing that companies should prioritize hiring and training American workers. The fee would fund various federal immigration-related agencies.
Why it matters
This proposal reflects a shift toward protectionist labor policies and highlights the ongoing debate over the role of foreign skilled labor in the US economy.
Vice President JD Vance supported a proposed new fee on H-1B applications. Anna Moneymaker / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Vice President JD Vance weighed in on a proposed $103,265 fee for employers filing cap-subject H-1B petitions. On Monday, DHS proposed a $103,265 fee for all new H-1B applications. Vance said American companies should "hire and train Americans." Vice President JD Vance has thrown his weight behind a proposed $103,265 fee for employers filing cap-subject H-1B petitions. In a 67-page filing on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security proposed the fee, less than three months after a federal judge struck down the administration's earlier $100,000 H-1B payment requirement. The H-1B is a visa classification that allows US employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations, such as tech and finance.
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